M 7.0 Earthquake - October 1995, Indonesia
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On 7 October at 01:10 local time, an earthquake measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale struck the island of Sumatra 170 km south-east of Padang city. 11 districts were severely affected in the Jambi province.
1 ReliefWeb. 1995. Indonesia: Earthquake Information report No. 1
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64CMPH?OpenDocument
2 ReliefWeb. 1995. Indonesia: Earthquake Information report No. 7
http://reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/ACOS-64C3DX?OpenDocument
Event overview table
| No. Deaths | 84 |
| No. Injured | 1,868 |
| No. Affected | |
| Houses destroyed | 7,137 |
| Houses damaged | 10,533 |
| Other damage | - schools |
| Economic cost |
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